Improved hinged collar for lamps



UNITED STATES "f ICE@ PATENT GEORGE F. J. eOLnURN, ou NEWAmr, New amasar, AssrGNon TO LEMUEL BEERS, OF NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT.

IMPROVED HINGED COLLARv FQR LAMPS.

Specitication forming partI ot' Letters Patent No. 39.2553. datcd July 14, ll'it.

'To all whom it may concern Beit known that l, GEORGE F. J. CoL- making part of this specification, in which- Figure C is averticalsection of alamp,\vith my invention applied, in its closed condition.

Fig. D is a vertical'section of the same, open. i

Fig. A is atop view ot' the upper member of' the hinged collar. the lower member.

Similar letters ot' reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

The subject ot' my invention is an attachment which may be applied to lamps of common construction to adapt the reservoir to be readily opened for the reception ofV oil without removingl the burner or chimney.

In orderthat others skilled in the art to which my invention4 appertains may be enabled to fully understand and use the same, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

n may represent the neck of a lamp, and t the lamp top or burncrot' common construe.-

l tion.

`that with a lamp ot common construction the top may be rem0ved,the hinged collar aj'applied, and the same top, t, replaced.

Fig. B is asimilar view of l e is a fastening upon the upper member, a, titting a notclnj, in the lonjer member, j', to secure the lamp-top in condition for burning. The said fastening may be ot any suitable.

button, or any other device in use for` such purposes.

g is a recess to accommodate the projecting screw ot' the lamp. top.

i is a projecting handle by which to raise the lamp-top or open the collar to admit oil and again close it when thc reservoir is supl plied.

' w represents the lamp-wick. K

The operation ot' the invention Will'be readily understood from the foregoing description. lVhen the oil-reservoir becomes dei pleted, the fastening e is released andthe Where it is held by the weight ot' the chimney nd the projection c on the ripper part otI the inge, resting aga-inst' the heel ot' the lower he lamp is again closed, as shown at C.

, Having thus described my invention, what l I cla-im as new therein, and desire to secure l by Letters Patent, is-

i 1. A hinged collar, af, adapted for application between the lamp-top t and neck n, l opening to a limited .extent to afford direct l access to the reservoir below the burner, and held in its open position by the Weight of the chimney, all asA herein shown and explained. l 2. The combination of the fastening e'and l handle t', arranged and operating as specified.

GEORGE F. J. GOLBURN.v Witnesses:

DANI.. DoDD, JOHN B. BATHGA'IE.

construction, as a. spring-catch, a pivoted' burner-raised to the osition shown at D' art. Oil may then be poured in, after which t 

